The effects of a new neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid, (E)-N~1-[(6-chIoro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N~2-cyano-N~1-methylacetamidine, on soil microecosystem were studied in upland soil samples with a short-term treatment of acetamiprid at different concentrations. The culturable bacteria (plating counts), soil enzyme activities, and changes in microbial community structure (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis) were used to assess biological community in upland soil contaminated by acetamipri...